Lather-cup



L. A. AMIS.

LATHER CUP APPLlCATION FILED IUNE I6. 919. RENEWED JULY 19, 19201Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

ATTORNEY ATE LEwIs A. VAMIS, or MusKoeEE, OKLAHOMA. i

LATHER-GUP.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Application filed June 16, 1919, Serial No.- 304,552. Renewed J'u1y 19,1920. Serial No. 397,548.

To all whom itmag concern: 7

Be it known that I, LEWIS A. AM'Is, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muskogee, in the county of Muskogee and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lather- Cups; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a lather cup and the primary object thereof isto provide a device of the class described which vis especially adaptedfor use "by travelers and it 7 is an. important feature. of theinvention that it is constructed so as to take up but little space in atraveling bag or case, and the invention furthercontemplates theprovision of means whereby the device may be rendered sanitary in aconvenient manner.

Another object of theinvention'is to provide means whereby a saponifyingagent, such as soap, may be applied to the cup in disk form and securelyheldagainst accidental displacement as the cup is handled ortransported, means being provided to retain the saponifying disk-inplace so that "f it will always be available in connection 1 with thecup.

' the bottom portion of the recess is of greater Another object istoprovide a roughened or irregular bottom surface for-the cup.

In the drawings- Figure I is a longitudinal vertical-section through acup constructed in accordance with my invention. V v

Fig. II is a perspective view of a plu-' rality of saponifying disks tobe used in connection with the cup, and 7 Fig. III is a vertical view ofthe cup. The cup is illustrated as consisting of a single piece of softrubber comprising a concave-convex portion 1, constituting the cup bowl,in the bottom of which is a recess 2 having undercut edges 3 wherebydiameter than the top thereof, and the base 4 is provided with aplurality of flexible proper uponthe base or rest. The upper lugs .orprojections 5, which support the cup designates a pluralityofsaponifying disks adapted tobe received'within the recess 3.

'For the introduction of these disks, the flexible wall 4L of the recess3 may be sufficiently expanded so that the lipv 8 slightly overlapsthedisk and holds it in place, as shown in Fig. I. The retention of thedisk will 7 be furtherinsured, as soon as water is applied, by thelather, which 'will flowtoward the bottom of the recess'B and key inthedisk, which will be held in place until ithas been consumed. V

The lugs ,or projections. 5

the rest'or support to prevent accidental slipping as the brush; ismoved around in the cup to make the lather. V

If desired, these lugs or projections may V be rubbedover the surface ofthe skin after By reference to Fig. I it will be observed constitutelegs I "whlch Wlll be adapted to grip .the surface of V that thebowl-shaped portion 1 of thefde- 1 Vice has relatively deep curved wallsand that the bead 6 is so disposed that it will serve'as a baffle toprevent the lather from working out of the top and will efficiently turnback any. latherwhich creeps up the sides during the formation thereof.

'' What I claim. and desire to secure by Let- Y tors-Patent is 1; As anew article of manufacture, a soft rubber bowl-shaped member having arecess in the bottom thereof, the wallof from the bottom of the device.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a

' lather cup comprising a soft rubber, .bowlshaped member having arecess in the bottom thereof, the walls surrounding the re-' cess beingexpansible and contractible, and 3' a multiplicity of rubber lugsdepending.

from the bottom of said member.

' I In testimony whereof afiix my signature.

LEWIS A. AMIS.

